Potty Training

When should you start this? When is too early? My DD is 13 months old and for about a week now will tell you about 80% of the time when she poops. She will say, "Poo Poo Yuk!" She rarely tells you when she pees, but sometimes she will say, "Pee Pee," and grab her diaper. Is it time to start slowly introducing her to the potty, or is it too soon? I have heard people say if you try too early, it can backfire. I'm a FTM, so I would appreciate any help I can get in this area.

When should you start this? When is too early? My DD is 13 months old and for about a week now will tell you about 80% of the time when she poops. She will say, "Poo Poo Yuk!" She rarely tells you when she pees, but sometimes she will say, "Pee Pee," and grab her diaper. Is it time to start slowly introducing her to the potty, or is it too soon? I have heard people say if you try too early, it can backfire. I'm a FTM, so I would appreciate any help I can get in this area.

Is not too early. Most of my friends kids were potty trained by 18 moths, but you have to start it earlier to get this results. My girl poops only in the toilet and pees about 5-6 times a day in the toilet too. You have to be consistent and remember to put your baby on the potty every hour. Good luck!

Is not too early. Most of my friends kids were potty trained by 18 moths, but you have to start it earlier to get this results. My girl poops only in the toilet and pees about 5-6 times a day in the toilet too. You have to be consistent and remember to put your baby on the potty every hour. Good luck!

I agree that it's not too early. I bought the baby bjorn potty off of Amazon for about $15, and I think my lo likes having a potty just his size. My little guy took a regular morning poop, so I put him on the potty at that time one day about a month ago, and he immediately pooped and peed. He doesn't speak as well as your little one, so it's hard for him to alert us. I don't think that he actually has/feels/understands his urge to pee, but he definitely knows how to make himself pee, because he now pees almost every time he's put on the potty. He goes to day care, so right now we just do it on evenings/weekends, but on weekends he's peeing on the potty 5 or so times a day. He used to poop on the potty more than now, he's now hit or miss about getting a poop on the potty. I figure at this age, any success is good. Since your lo is telling you about her dirty diapers, I think that's a strong indication that you're likely to have early success. Good luck.

I agree that it's not too early. I bought the baby bjorn potty off of Amazon for about $15, and I think my lo likes having a potty just his size. My little guy took a regular morning poop, so I put him on the potty at that time one day about a month ago, and he immediately pooped and peed. He doesn't speak as well as your little one, so it's hard for him to alert us. I don't think that he actually has/feels/understands his urge to pee, but he definitely knows how to make himself pee, because he now pees almost every time he's put on the potty. He goes to day care, so right now we just do it on evenings/weekends, but on weekends he's peeing on the potty 5 or so times a day. He used to poop on the potty more than now, he's now hit or miss about getting a poop on the potty. I figure at this age, any success is good. Since your lo is telling you about her dirty diapers, I think that's a strong indication that you're likely to have early success. Good luck.

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